Sealing means.



E'. J. BROOKSr SEALING MEANS.

APPLICATION msn :uns 8.1918.

1PM/@umd @et 29, 1918.

lpgggo lllllll EDWARD J'. BROOKS, GF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

SEALING MEANS Y cation.

The present invention relates generally to sealing means for use in connection with containers, such as boxes, and more especiall'y in connection with that kind of container known as a bale and used particularly in shipping the clothing ot soldiers. It willy be understood that it is advantageous to compress such bales into the smallest possible space and to have sealing means that will securely hold, and prevent expansion of the bale during transit.

The object of this invention is to produce u device that Will securely fasten the opposed tree ends of a strap and seal it in such manner as to hold the bale to its shape.

'This invention consists principally in inclosing the overlapping free ends of a strap, of sheet metal or Iother suitable material, within the closed lateral edges of a iat tubular sealing member, having substantially parallel bends, the closed lateral edges of the sealing member, but not the body thereof, being then upset by a die to form oppositely extending crimps embedded in the lateral edge of the strap and extendin at an angle to the parallel bends of the sea ing member.

ln the drawings there are shown several preferred embodiments of the invention, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing a container, such as a bale, with my invention applied.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the tree ends of the strap together with the sealing member..

Fig. 3 is an edge view ot Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a. detail view ot the tlat tubular sealing member.

Fig. 5 is a detail 4vievv showing a modified form ot the sealing member.

l indicates a container that may be 'of any suitable character and is here shown as a bale ot tlexible sott material, such as burlap,

Specieation of Letters Patent.

Application led J une 8, 1918.

Patented filet. 29, ittdti.

Serial No. 239,073.

fiat tubular sealing member al which latter consists of a blank having parallel bends 5 and 6 that embrace the lateral edges of the overlapped portions of the strap. To securely fasten the parts together, the closed lateral edges ofthe sealing member, but not the body thereof, is upset to form oppositelv extending crimps 7 embedded in the lateral edge of the strap and extending at an angle to the plane of the parallel bends of the sealing member and leaving an intervening tlat body portion 10. ln the preferred form of the construction, shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that there is a plurality of crirnps and that the adjacent crimps 't' of the same edge of the sealing member are upset in opposite'directions with respect to the plane of the. parallel bends of said member; and likewise the crimps and 7a of the opposed edges of the sealing member are staggered, when the parts are viewed edgewise, 'as is best seen in Fig. 3. The sealing member may be ot any suitable character, such as is indicated in Fig. al, where the bend 6 'is in`the nature of wings formed in the blank that constitutes the sealing membertwhile in Fig. 5, blank i is constructed with wings 8 and 8, one ot' which extends all the Way across the width of the sealing member and the other one of which slightly overlaps the first one, as shown.

ln Fig. l, the bale l is shown as being secured by tour of the sealing devices de scribed, thereby securely holding and preventing the bale trom expanding duringtransit.

'lests show that by. upsetting the edges into crimps in the manner indicated there is formed not only al relatively dat seal ot' small bulk., since the upset portions l and la project but slightly trom the plane of the strap and sealing member, but a very strong seal that is capable ot withstanding great pressure.

Another advantage ot the tlat body portion and crimped edge porti-on is that a die of standard construction, having opposed die members that crimp the metal up and i down instead ot squeezing the 1Wtal bodily edgevvise, may be used.

l claim:

i. Sealing means comprising: a strap the member consisting ot a sheet metal blank having substantially parallel bends toi-ming lil@ mesma closed lateral edges embracing the lateral edges of the strap, said closed lateral edges of the sealing member being upset to form a plurality of crimps'on each edge embedded in the lateral edges of the strap, the adjacent crimps of the same edge being upset in opposite directions With respect to the plane of the parallel bends of the sealing member.

2. Sealing means comprising: a strap the free ends of which overlap, and a sealing member consistin of a sheet metal blank having substantiay parallel bends forminor closed lateral edges embracing the latera edges of the strap, said closed lateral edges of the sealing member bein upset to form a plurality of ,crimps on eac edge embedded in the lateral edges of the strap, 4the ad jacent erimps of the same edge being upset in opposite directions ,with respect to the plane of the parallel bends of the sealing member and the crimps of opposed edges being staggered with respect to the plane of the parallel bends of the sealing member when the device is viewed edgewise.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7th day of June 1918.

EDWARD J, BROOKS. 

